Large insects in general tend to give me the shivers (yeah, yeah, not a very manly thing to admit), but this is pretty cool.
(though I'm glad to be watching it from the safety of my computer screen!) :P
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Giant, awesome ‘tree lobster’ survived 80 years in hiding
The Lord Howe Island stick insect, which you see hatching above, looking like an alien struggling out of a human torso, will grow to the size of your hand. It’s also called a “tree lobs…
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interessting thanks for sharing
I saw a giant mukade smeared all over the sidewalk the other day. It was disgusting, but fascinating at the same time. No pics though, it was giving me the heebie-jeebies.
Impressive and in a strange way beautiful, thanks for sharing
I had to look up "mukade" +Joanne Yu - brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….
I used to like bugs when I was a kid, but now… yes, heebie-jeebies is very apt! (^^;
Thanks +Vanda Foster Silva ! Yes, despite the heebie-jeebies I get, it was in a strange way beautiful
Wow, I've never seen a stick insect hatch, thanks for sharing
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Thanks +michelle vitard ! Good to see you again